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Organic Acidemia Natural History Registry has migrated to a new platform!
Upgraded Organic Acidemia Natural History Registry! The Organic Acidemia Natural History Registry has migrated to a new platform! Current participants will be sent an…
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NIH awards more than $15 million to fund two rare diseases consortia
NIH awards more than $15 million to fund two rare diseases consortia Baylor College of Medicine has received new funding from the National Institutes…
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Summer 2025 OAA Newsletter (Digital Version Available Now!)
Summer 2025 OAA Newsletter The digital version of the Summer 2025 Newsletter is available now. Our new Summer 2025 OAA Newsletter is here! Explore…
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Spring 2025 OAA Newsletter (Digital Version Available Now!)
Spring 2025 OAA Newsletter The digital version of the Spring 2025 Newsletter is available now. This issue of the OAA newsletter is packed with…
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Intro to ABLE Accounts for OAA Families
Our Kids / Intro to ABLE Accounts for OAA Families – Sunday, March 9, 2025 – 7:00PM Central Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/87120309863…Meeting ID: 871 2030…
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Rare Disease Day 2025 – OAA Tshirt Fundraiser
Our Kids / Rare Disease Day 2025 OAA Tshirt Fundraiser We are stronger together! OAA represents over 20 different organic acidemias.Our #RareDiseaseDay2025 t-shirt design showcase…
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Abram & Asa, MMA Cbl B
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Elizabeth (age 9) and Morgane (age 7), Propionic Acidemia
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Ryan, 5 months old, Propionic Acidemia
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Emerald, Glutaric Acidemia, Type 1, Age 2
Emerald. GA1. Age 2
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Jonathan, MMA Mut 0, Age 14
Our Kids / Jonathan MMA, Mut 0, Age 14 Jonathan was diagnosed with methylmalonic acidemia (MMA) at age 2 following a traumatic brain injury…
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Update on the Rapid Blood Ammonia Testing Instrument
Update on The Rapid Blood Ammonia Testing Instrument Thomas Veltman, Ph.D.President and CTOAza Technology, Inc.tv@azatechnology.com Aza Technology has made significant progress towards the commercialization…
Read MoreFishing for New Drugs for Propionic Acidemia
Fishing for New Drugs for Propionic Acidemia BY: VIRGINIA GINOCCHIONICOLA BRUNETTI-PIERRI, MD, FACMGASSOCIATE INVESTIGATORTELETHON INSTITUTE OF GENETICSAND MEDICINE VIA CAMPI FLEGREI 3480078 POZZUOLI (NAPOLI),…
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What causes high ammonia and glycine in MMA?
What causes high ammonia and glycine in MMA? New insight into disease mechanisms from mouse and human tissues and a possible new treatment. MMA…
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Point-of-Care Ammonia Monitoring from a Single Drop of Blood
Point-of-Care Ammonia Monitoring from a Single Drop of Blood Thomas Veltman, Ph.D., Aza Technology, Inc.tv@azatechnology.com In an earlier article in this newsletter, I described…
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PA Study at the NIH
PA Study at the NIH Natural History, Physiology, Microbiome and Biochemistry Studies of Propionic Acidemia Dr. Chuck Venditti and Dr. Oleg Shchelochkov seek Propionic…
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MMA Study at the NIH
MMA Study at the NIH The NIH has been recruiting MMA patients to their study since 2004. Below are links that describes the study…
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Nutricia Changes Production of GlutarAde
Nutricia Changes Production of GlutarAde
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Join Us for a Dietician Talk-Exclusively for OAA Families
Exclusively for our OAA families — Hope you can join us for our OAA Dietitian Talk Feel free to submit questions ahead of this…
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Propionic Acidemia Nutrition Guidelines
Propionic Acidemia Nutritional Guidelines The Nutrition Guideline Committee is happy to announce that the Organic Acidemia Workgroup has published the “Propionic Acidemia (PROP)…
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Are We There Yet? Propionic Acidemia Nutritional Guidelines
Propionic Acidemia Nutritional Guidelines Are we there yet?! The Journey of the development of Propionic Acidemia Nutrition Guidelines It seems appropriate that the Propionic…
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Low Protein Food Product Companies
Low Protein Food Product Companies USDA Nutrient Database Search the USDA Nutrient Database for Standard ReferenceEnter up to 5 keywords which best describe the…
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Carnitine Treatment
Carnitine Treatmentby: Deb Lee Gould, MEd, Director, FOD Family Support Group Information in this section is made available to help individuals make informed decisions in…
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